2006 January

Sharewood Picnic is my weekly collection of new media resources and tools. In it you find the best new media tools and picks I run into every week during my daily research and explorations into the future of independent media publishing.
This week as before I have collected for you a great list of new media […]

Michael Santo of RealTechNews writes:
As we reported earlier, rumors about Dell and AMD have been running rampant lately. Forbes is reporting today that Doug Freedman with American Technology Research has stated that AMD is within weeks of getting CPUs into Dell PCs.
Read More about AMD and Dell Here

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Robert McMillan writes for IDG News Service,
Users of Advanced Micro Devices Inc.’s (AMD’s) microprocessors may want to think twice before looking for technical support on the company’s Web site. Customer support discussion forums on the forums.amd.com site have been compromised and are being used in an attempt to infect visitors with malicious software, an AMD […]

Michael Santo of RealTechNews writes:
First off, I want to thank Microsoft for giving us early information on this. I spoke with Gary Schare, Director of IE Product Management at Microsoft. As of right now, you can download the Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Public Preview HERE. I installed the software, and although […]

David Johnston of RealTechNews writes:
I just found this very interesting extension for Firefox (there’s an IE version too though) called SiteAdvisor. SiteAdvisor is designed to help keep you informed about the websites that you are visiting (or may visit). It works similarly to Google’s search engine, utilizing bots to scour the web and […]

Chief Gadgeteer of RealTechNews writes:
Being a (recreational) soccer player, this news item naturally caught my eye: adidas recently announced a new concept in soccer boots, a modular boot.
Read More about adidas Here

Tags: realtechnews, chief gadgeteer, adidas, modular boot

There was a country song written years ago called “Flushed You From the Bathroom of My Heart.” Many a beer has been imbibed while listening to that song. It makes me wonder how many Cheetos or Jolt colas were taken while surfing today’s site.

Jimmy Daniels of RealTechNews writes
Zone Labs announced that 180Solutions has dropped it’s lawsuit that sought to get them to change how they labeled their Zango and Search Assistant programs. No reason was released by 180, nor was this a settlement.
Read More on 180Solutions’ Lawsuit Here

Tags: realtechnews, jimmy daniels, 180solutions, zone labs

Jimmy Daniels of RealTechNews writes:
Microsoft has been forced to issue new versions of it Office suites, Office 2003 and Office XP, as a result of the patent dispute it was involved in with Carlos Armando Amado, because of the way their Access database product interacts with Excel. They have begun issuing emails to corporate customers […]

Michael Santo of RealTechNews writes:
Let’s say you have a state with low population density, but you still want complete coverage for the whole state. That can be an expensive proposition, and not all that cost-effective, to build up cell towers across the state. Extend America Inc., a wireless telecommunications company is looking to […]

Remember the old “I’ve got good news and bad news” way of telling a story, Well, let’s start with the good news. Acetone is a chemical found in paint thinner and when added to gasoline can boost your gas mileage through the roof. You don’t have to add much and the results are amazing. The […]

As an American, I have to say censorship is not high on my list. And when I read about Google censoring China’s access to information, I bristled and then stopped to think about it. “someone will find a hack,” I decided. And here we are.
Read More about Google China Hacking Here

Tags: google, china, realtechnews, alice […]

I’ve never been a fan of iTunes because I can add. (spell, not so good!) Why pay .99 a song when you can download unlimited songs for $5 or so a month with Yahoo! Music? My computer is packed with great tunes I love, as well as music I am trying but would never […]

What better way to start off the new year than by visiting a site that reeks of warped and weird stuff? One that will give visitors a lot of room to discuss theories and conspiracies of all kinds. In short, it is the type of Web site that was just made for us to feature.

The world seems obsessed with good and evil, so it’s no surprise that the Web is not far behind in finding a way to measure good and evil on Web pages. (Stats are soooo Web 1.o). Anyway. since it’s Sunday night and tomorrow we return to our usual gadget and tech coverage, take a break […]

David Johnston of RealTechNews writes:
It seems that rumors have started to spread that the online retail pioneer Amazon.com may soon be pioneering another front: online movie delivery. Ars Technica has learned that as soon as late April Amazon may start offering movies for download through some form or another. Though it’s all […]

While there’s quite a bit of excitement about Google’s new video search and ecommerce service, it’s also taken considerable flak being generated by those claiming to be in the know about what video on the Web should be.
Many of these suggestions call for slickness and more features, but the basics of what make video […]

Michael Santo of RealTechNews writes:
Since Alice travels a lot for work this might be something she’d like to consider. AirTroductions is a matchmaking service of sorts. What it does is give you a way to potentially avoid sitting next to that obnoxious passenger for a cross-country flight.
Read More about AirTroductions Here

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One of the hot topics of debate in the media this week has been whether Google should have launched its new Google China service, a search engine built atop servers located within mainland China that have content filters based on the laws and requirements of the Chinese government. While many people have criticized Google’s decision, […]

Security worked in the Presidential election. Now it looks like this will be the selling point, or at least one of them, for Windows Vista.
Read More on Windows Vista and Selling Points Here

Tags: microsoft, windows vista, realtechnews, security, michael santo